Biggest difference from regular cordless speaker phone?
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Huge difference, Thomas. This phone, when held close to a hearing aid with T-coil, will transmit to both hearing aids simultaneously. This increases understanding geometrically. Without hearing aids, the phone can also be set to increase volume substantially. It can hold up to 300 phone numbers, three per contact, has an alarm, and other features found in similar non-hearing aid compatible DECT phones. Keep in mind, however, that the hearing aid feature only works with newer Phonak model hearing aids. My wife, with normal hearing, finds this phone as good as any she's used in the past. I do highly recommend this telephone to Phonak HA users. It's worth every penny! Huge difference, Thomas. This phone, when held close to a hearing aid with T-coil, will transmit to both hearing aids simultaneously. This increases understanding geometrically. Without hearing aids, the phone can also be set to increase volume substantially. It can hold up to 300 phone numbers, three per contact, has an alarm, and other features found in similar non-hearing aid compatible DECT phones. Keep in mind, however, that the hearing aid feature only works with newer Phonak model hearing aids. My wife, with normal hearing, finds this phone as good as any she's used in the past. I do... » Read More Huge difference, Thomas. This phone, when held close to a hearing aid with T-coil, will transmit to both hearing aids simultaneously. This increases understanding geometrically. Without hearing aids, the phone can also be set to increase volume substantially. It can hold up to 300 phone numbers, three per contact, has an alarm, and other features found in similar non-hearing aid compatible DECT phones. Keep in mind, however, that the hearing aid feature only works with newer Phonak model hearing aids. My wife, with normal hearing, finds this phone as good as any she's used in the past. I do highly recommend this telephone to Phonak HA users. It's worth every penny! « Show Less
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sound goes directly into hearing aids without speaker phone distortion. clearer and more distinctive words vs just louder. also allows my mother in law and father in law to both be on the phone conversation together since the speaker volume does not disrupt her
993348
It does have speaker/hands-free feature, if you can figure out how to implement it, it's not the easiest phone to access the features.
1599113
I suggest this phone instead. Uniden D2997 Loud and Clear Cordless - Uniden D2997 Loud and Clear Cordless Answering System with Big Buttons and Caller Announce - the phone is cordless, had will hold the numbers if the power goes out. Also, my mother found that it's louder than the Clarity Amplified phone. - We never programed the Clarity, because she found she usees the Uniden in far more cases.
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Speakerphone function is good on this unit but not great. I would recommend the JBL Flip 2. Tested this unit and the speakerphone function is tops. Battery life is 3-4 hours on the Flip 2. Again not bad on the TDK, there are just units that have a better speakerphone performance. Good hunting!
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Yes, the special thing about this speaker is that it uses the same charger as any android phone. You may plug it into a wall and let it sit there and play all day!What I have noticed about this speaker is that the sound quality is 5x better when using bluetooth over an auxiliary cord. (Speaking from experience)And I recommend using the speaker's battery until you completely drain it to 0% so that the lifetime of the battery is extended. It's the same reason why most cellphone manufacturers make short phone charger-cords so that people can't play on it while it's charging. If my answer is unclear, please don't hesitate to ask more questions! I'm an easy guy to talk to :D Yes, the special thing about this speaker is that it uses the same charger as any android phone. You may plug it into a wall and let it sit there and play all day!What I have noticed about this speaker is that the sound quality is 5x better when using bluetooth over an auxiliary cord. (Speaking from experience)And I recommend using the speaker's battery until you completely drain it to 0% so that the lifetime of the battery is extended. It's the same reason why most cellphone manufacturers make short phone charger-cords so that people can't play on it while it's charging.... » Read More Yes, the special thing about this speaker is that it uses the same charger as any android phone. You may plug it into a wall and let it sit there and play all day!What I have noticed about this speaker is that the sound quality is 5x better when using bluetooth over an auxiliary cord. (Speaking from experience)And I recommend using the speaker's battery until you completely drain it to 0% so that the lifetime of the battery is extended. It's the same reason why most cellphone manufacturers make short phone charger-cords so that people can't play on it while it's charging. If my answer is unclear, please don't hesitate to ask more questions! I'm an easy guy to talk to :D « Show Less
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The Charge is more expensive because it has a larger (longer lasting) battery and can also charge your phone.The speaker quality is about the same.
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While this phone does have a volume control, I was not impressed with it. For one thing, it does not work with headsets such as the Plantronics S12. I ended up also buying the Uniden 1360BK Desktop Corded Telephone, which has a good sound with good volume control, a speakerphone, and works well with the S12. It has a nice LCD screen which allows you to both review and name a set of often used numbers that you program. It's worth the extra money, in my opinion.
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The Bose is far louder than the Jambox, which isn't all that much louder than many phone speakers. I own a Jawbone, am considering the Bose.
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I have a Phonak phone, which is fine, but, I can here my cell phone better(than the Phonak) using the Compilot. I have no experience with Blue Tooth cordless phones.
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I purchased this phone for my husband who has no hearing in one ear and impaired hearing in the other. The Trimline does have a volume boost button which increases the volume range to 27.5 db. With the boost, the phone is louder than an ordinary phone. My husband recently purchased a Geemarc Ampli500 which amplifies up to 50db; he can use this phone with and without his hearing aide. The Trimline is a good phone, but whether or not it will work for you, depends upon the degree of your hearing loss.
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The portable handsets have a speaker phone. There is a button on the front of the phone, very bottom on the left hand side. It looks like a sideways cane tip and has three curved half circles after it. Just press that and you can use the speaker phone. Hope I explained that so it makes sense.
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To my ear the cordless is more quiet, but the pitch on the cordless is a little higher. I have 3 corded, all pretty loud. I caught myself the other day visually checking the cordless to see if I turned it on! Hope that helps.
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Good question...I have a cordless phone with a base which you can plug in with this device. But I also have a Jitterbug cell phone which advertises a "powerful speaker that allows all calls to be loud and clearly audible." I have found this to be loud enough for me. It also stresses other senior-friendly technologies which may be helpful to you. Something to investigate if you are so inclined.
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If you have a standard phone jack...this phone is a standard no frills phone. It has no electrical cord or batteries for functions you do not need for a phone to make a call or receive a call. It is not an alarm. It is not a hands free. It is not a cordless. I was tired of hearing garbled or diminished staticky reception. This phone has beautiful clarity which we have not experienced for YEARS! We had phones in this house which were obviously inferior. NOW to your most important question...keep or make sure you have a true land line. We bundled our cable, home phone, and internet with a cable company. When we first subscribed 10 years ago, it was questionable if the phone would still work during power outages and/or with 911 OR when cable service goes out. We still on occasion will experience a problem when the cable service goes completely dead. Check with your service provider and grill them on your concerns. This phone will more than likely not be the problem. This is a standard old fashioned phone that is still manufactured as a quality product because businesses and hotels/motels need to have these. Cellphones are unreliable and overrated and do not serve the primary purpose RELIABLY to call someone when you NEED to call someone. I hope my observations help.
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Yes it does have speaker phone on both. The buttons are unique in that they are not separate buttons. More like flat surface with press-ability. Takes some getting used to. The remote handset is on the small side of average, doesn't hold btwn my shoulder & ear well at all. Not my favorite phone, but functional.
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In my experience, plugging in a microphone makes the phone expect an external speaker too, so outbound sound is lost without one.
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I could not tell any difference. I plugged it into my cell phone so I could have more volume. It actually produced less volume than my little cell phone.